Censor Board of Film Certification News

The FCAT was trolled on Twitter for political censorship of Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer Udta Punjab. We now have some more update on Censor Board and the makers dialogue over the film…. Click here to read more

Right or wrong…you decide!
CBFC, or rather commonly used Censor Board, has been under the fire for the last few months with their errant way of working, especially their chief, Pahlaj Nihalani. Click here to read more

One is never enough for some, so here you have two of her in one film…Mastizaadehad to go through a lot to get a green signal from the Censor Board. Thanks to its juicy content, the film was outrightly rejected by the board. Click here to read more

The family comedy is slated to hit screens on September 4
Anees Bazmee’s upcoming romcom, Welcome Back, which stars John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles, has been cleared by the Censor Board Of Film Certification with a U/A certificate. Click here to read more

That sure is some good news for the makers
All is well for Abhishek Bachchan – Asin – Rashi Kapoor starrer, All Is Well, as far as the Censor Board is concerned. The CBFC has passed the Umesh Shukla directorial with a ‘U’ certificate,and without a single verbal or visual cut. Click here to read more

The actor is super excited about her film getting cleared by the CBFC
Sunny Leone’s upcoming adult comedy, Mastizaade was stuck amidst a lot of censorship troubles due to its content. However, the film has finally got a green signal from the Censor Board. The CBFC cleared the film with an ‘A’ certificate yesterday. Click here to read more

It is ironical that the filmmaker whose most popular movies Singham and Singham Returns are about a righteous police officer who fights against corruption, is under the CBI scanner for bribing an ex-Censor Board official!Rohit Shetty is under CBI scanner for allegedly bribing ex-Censor chief Rakesh Kumar. Click here to read more

After a long battle with the Board, the news might have come as a big relief to the makers and the actors
Milap Zaveri’s upcoming sex comedy, Mastizaade starring Sunny Leone, Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das had been stuck up for months now as it wasn’t being shown green light by the Censor Board. The film, which was supposed to release in May this year, had been delayed Click here to read more

And not just that, the Censors even applauded the film after the screening! Now that doesn’t happen all that often!Kabir Khan, who has repeatedly been missing his appointment with the Censor Board, just got his next film, Phantom certified by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) with a ‘UA’ certificate. Moreover, the screening of the film was met with applause. Click here to read more

The Milap Zaveri directorial is facing a tough time getting clearance from the Censor Board
Sunny Leone’s upcoming adult comedy, Mastizaade, is facing a lot of censorship trouble because of its content. The film which is full of sexual innuendoes is deemed as a bit too much by the Censor Board. Click here to read more

The Gangs of Wasseypur director can heave a sigh of relief…Anurag Kashyap can now look for some other reason to squabble with the censor board. His fight to retain the word ‘Bombay’ in the title of his new film Bombay Velvet is over. And the verdict is in Kashyap’s favour. Click here to read more

Censor Board of Film Certification’s chief, Pahlaj Nihalani has dictated that no cuss words or abusive language can be used in films (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan rocks!) The list of abuses, in English and Hindi, are banned from all Bollywood films (curiously, dumbfuck is missing from the list) and we are all naturally, quite angered by the decision.
But I can bet all my money that one man in the film industry is celebrating right now. Click here to read more

The Censor Board has recently banned usage of swear words and depiction of violence in films. What will these directors do now?
It seems the recent AIB controversy has led to a bunch of unnecessary restrictions being put on any and every action which hints at vulgarity, obscenity or violence. The Censor Board has a new chief on board, Pahlaj Nihalani, and it seems the leader is being rather too safe so that no one has to be sorry in the near future. Click here to read more